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My son, if thy heart receive wisdom, my heart also shall rejoice: yea, my reins shall be very glad, if thy lips speak the thing that is right.

Instead of thy fathers thou shalt have children, whom thou mayest make princes in all lands.

Be not ye like your forefathers, unto whom the Prophets cried afore time, saying, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God of hosts: Turn you from your evil ways, and from your wicked imaginations.' But they would not hear, nor regard me, sayeth the LORD.

And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's privities, and told his two brethren that were without.

"Enquire, I pray thee, of them that have been before thee; and search diligently among thy forefathers.

which we have heard and known, and such as our fathers have told us,

And call ye no man your father upon the earth, for there is but one, your father, and he is in heaven.

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Fathers » Duties of » Instruction of children

John 21:15

When they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon the son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these?" He said unto him, "Yea Lord, thou knowest, that I love thee." He said unto him, "Feed my lambs."

Deuteronomy 4:9

Take heed to thyself therefore only and keep thy soul diligently, that thou forget not the things which thine eyes have seen, and that they depart not out of thine heart, all the days of thine life: but teach them thy sons, and thy son's sons.

Fathers » Duties of » The correction of children

Fathers » Duties of » To teach

Deuteronomy 6:20

When thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, 'What meaneth the witnesses, ordinances and laws which the LORD our God hath commanded you?'

Deuteronomy 21:19

Then let his father and his mother take him and bring him out unto the elders of that city and unto the gate of that same place,

Fathers » Duties of » To train

Isaiah 38:19

but the living, yea the living acknowledge thee, like as I do this day. The father telleth his children of thy faithfulness.

Lamentations 2:19

{Kuf} Stand up and make thy prayer in the first watch of the night; pour out thine heart like water before the LORD. Lift up thine hands for the lives of thy young children that die of hunger in the streets.

Fathers » Duties of » To nurture

Fathers » Duties of » To control

1 Timothy 3:12

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife and such as rule their children well, and their own households.

Fathers » Duties of » To provide for

Fathers » Good Fathers » Isaac blesses his son

Genesis 27:26-27

And his father Isaac said unto him, "Come near and kiss me my son." And he went to him and kissed him. And he smelled the savour of his raiment and blessed him, and said, "See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed.

Fathers » Good Fathers » David gives Godly advice to his son, solomon

1 Kings 2:1-4

When the days of David were drawn nigh, and he should die; he charged Solomon his son, saying, "I must walk by the way of the world. Neverthelater, be thou strong and quite thyself manfully. And see that thou keep the appointment of the LORD thy God, that thou walk in his ways and keep his commandments, ordinances, laws and testimonies, even as it is written in the law of Moses: that thou mayest understand all that thou oughtest to do, and all that thou shouldest meddle with. read more.
That the LORD may make good his promise which he hath promised me, saying, 'If thy children shall take heed to their ways, that they walk before me in truth, with all their hearts and with all their souls; then thou shalt never be without one sitting on the seat of Israel.'

Fathers » Good Fathers » Abraham exerts a spiritual influence upon his family

Fathers » Good Fathers » Jacob commands his household to put away idols

Genesis 35:2

Then said Jacob unto his household, and to all that were with him, "Put away the strange gods that are among you and make yourselves clean, and change your garments,

Fathers » Good Fathers » Manoah prays for instruction in regard to his coming child

Judges 13:8

Then Manoah made intercession to the LORD, and said, "I pray thee, my LORD, let the man of God which thou sentest come once more unto us and teach us what we shall do unto the lad when he is born."

Fathers » Good Fathers » Cornelius, the head of a religious household

Fathers » Good Fathers » Zacharias, the Godly father of john the baptist

Luke 1:67

And his father Zacharias was filled with the holy ghost, and prophesied, saying,

Fathers » Duties of » To love

Fathers » God

Deuteronomy 4:1

And now hearken, Israel, unto the ordinances and laws which I teach you, for to do them: that ye may live and go and conquer the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.

Exodus 3:13

Then said Moses unto God, "When I come unto the children of Israel and say unto them, 'The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you,' and they say unto me, 'What is his name?' - What answer shall I give them?"

Deuteronomy 1:11

- The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you as he hath promised you -

Joshua 18:3

And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, "How long are ye so slack to go and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?

2 Chronicles 28:9

But there was a prophet of the LORD's named Obed which went out to the host which came to Samaria and said to them, "See, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he delivered them into your hands. And ye have slain them with cruelness that reacheth up to heaven.

More verses: 2 Chronicles 29:5

Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » David

2 Samuel 18:5

And the king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, saying, "Entreat me gently, my son Absalom." And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge over Absalom.

2 Samuel 13:39

And by that time, the king turned his mind from pursuing Absalom. For he had left mourning for the death of Amnon.

Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » jacob

Genesis 37:35

Then came all his sons and all his daughters to comfort him. And he would not be comforted, but said, "I will go down into the grave unto my son, mourning." And thus his father wept for him.

Genesis 42:38

And he said, "My son shall not go down with you. For his brother is dead, and he is left alone. Moreover, some misfortune might happen upon him by the way which ye go. And so should ye bring my gray head with sorrow unto the grave."

Genesis 46:30

And Israel said unto Joseph, "Now I am content to die, insomuch I have seen thee, that thou art yet alive."

Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » Jairus

Mark 5:23

and besought him greatly saying, "My daughter lieth at point of death, I would thou wouldst come and lay thy hand on her, that she might be safe and live."

Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » Laban

Genesis 31:28

and hast not suffered me to kiss my children and my daughters? Thou wast a fool to do it,

Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » Father of the prodigal

Love » Fathers » David

2 Samuel 18:5

And the king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, saying, "Entreat me gently, my son Absalom." And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge over Absalom.

2 Samuel 13:39

And by that time, the king turned his mind from pursuing Absalom. For he had left mourning for the death of Amnon.

Love » Fathers » jacob

Genesis 37:35

Then came all his sons and all his daughters to comfort him. And he would not be comforted, but said, "I will go down into the grave unto my son, mourning." And thus his father wept for him.

Genesis 42:38

And he said, "My son shall not go down with you. For his brother is dead, and he is left alone. Moreover, some misfortune might happen upon him by the way which ye go. And so should ye bring my gray head with sorrow unto the grave."

Genesis 46:30

And Israel said unto Joseph, "Now I am content to die, insomuch I have seen thee, that thou art yet alive."

Love » Fathers » Jairus

Mark 5:23

and besought him greatly saying, "My daughter lieth at point of death, I would thou wouldst come and lay thy hand on her, that she might be safe and live."

Love » Fathers » Laban

Genesis 31:28

and hast not suffered me to kiss my children and my daughters? Thou wast a fool to do it,

Love » Fathers » Father of the prodigal

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Fathers Birthday

Matthew 14:6

But when Herod's birthday was come, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

Fathers, Sin Of The

Exodus 34:6-7

And when the LORD walked before him, he cried, "LORD, LORD God full of compassion and mercy, which art not lightly angry but abundant in mercy and truth,

God Of The Fathers

Acts 7:32

'I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.' Moses trembled and durst not behold.

Sins Of The Fathers

Isaiah 43:27

Thy first father offended sore, and thy rulers have sinned against me.

Spiritual Fathers

1 Corinthians 4:15

For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ: yet have ye not many fathers. In Christ Jesus, I have begotten you through the gospel.

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